Once the Social Security Act’s Article 67 is amended, it will become mandatory for employers to pay new mothers 50 per cent of their wages for the 98-day maternity leave.

A coalition of women's rights and sexual abuse survivor advocates asked the New York attorney general on Friday to adopt rules to protect accusers and avoid political interference in the investigation into whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, sexually harassed his subordinates, while demanding his resignation if the claims against him are upheld.